Acharnae

Acharnae or Acharnai (/əˈkɑːr.niː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαρναί) was a deme of ancient Athens. It was part of the phyle Oineis.

For the modern suburb of Athens, see Acharnes.
Acharnae
Ἀχαρναί
Acharnian Scenery
Acharnai
Shown within Attica

Acharnae, according to Thucydides, was the largest deme in Attica. In the fourth century BCE, 22 of the 500 members of the Athenian council came from Acharnae, more than from any other deme.

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